Going back for more? Troy to return to Ole Miss

The student government associations from Troy and South Alabama had a pregame tug-of-war over Saturday's football game between the two schools.
Stacy Long

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Cheerleaders celebrate a Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers (12) touchdown during a game against UMASS in Troy, Ala. on Saturday, November 5, 2016.(Photo11: Chip Dillard / Special to the Advertiser)Buy Photo

TROY — Troy, after making an infamous trip to Ole Miss in 2013, will return and face the Rebels in the 2022 season opener. The teams will meet Sept. 3, 2022, both schools announced Friday.

In November 2013, Ole Miss broke a 62-year-old school record with 751 yards offense in a 51-21 win over the Trojans.

“I told them I would try to shoulder the blame for that one,” then-Troy coach Larry Blakeney said that day. “But the only way I think I can shoulder it is to not schedule them again.”

Troy went 10-3 last season in its second year under Neal Brown, Blakeney’s successor. Troy opens this season Sept. 2 at Boise State and faces Alabama State in its home opener Sept. 9.

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